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Presently after this suit was begun between John Haske... and Thomas Hunt both parties did dine with this deponent at his table, and some conference being then and there had about the suit, at length both parties, viz. Haske and Hunt, were contented to put the same to be ordered by this deponent, and did seem very friendly each to other and did drink each to other and in conclusion Hunt with the consent of Haske should go to Copsey the apparitor who as it seemed served the citation at the suit of Haske upon Hunt to know how far the business was proceeded in so that there might be a stay thereof; likewise saith that both the parties at that time did for the present yield joint consents for the cessation of that suit and to be ordered by this deponent, to which suit he thereto hath not been ordered by him nor anything done therein and the reason thereof was for that Haske within two or three days after came to this deponent's house as he now remember and did make complaint against Hunt for some other abuses in the presence of Hunt and desired this deponent considering of his abuses that he this deponent would not deal in that business… Not long after the reference or order of this suit put to this deponent as before he hath deposed John Haske came to this deponent and told this deponent that he would not yield to any reference or order in this cause for that Hunt had abused him so much and still did...
Presently after this suit was begun between John Haske and Thomas Hunt... in the consistory of Norwich, Haske and Hunt did dine at the table of Mr Claxton and with him, and being so at dinner Mr Claxton seemed to dislike the suit betwixt them told them that it were good they would be friends and live lovingly together as neighbours and make an end of their suit, to which Haske said I'll be content to put the same to be ordered by you (meaning this suit now in question) and thereupon Mr Claxton speaking to Hunt said, What say you, and thereupon Hunt speaking to Mr Claxton said, I am content to put it to your worship, and thereupon Mr Claxton said it were good you did choose each of you one to order it, Nay replied Haske, I will wholly put it to your worship (meaning Mr Claxton) and then Mr Claxton asked Hunt if he were so content, who answered that he was and at length it was concluded that Hunt should be sent to Copsey of Bury to know how far the suit was proceeded in and by that [token?] that Haske and Hunt drank together at the Bull, and Haske then and there said that if there were nothing already spent in that cause there never should be anything spent and at that time both Haske and Hunt seemed friendly together and drank each to other, being present at the premises predeposed this deponent, her precontest Mr Claxton and Edmund Lowe… Some three or four days after the [conciliation?] and talk about the reference and ordering of this suit... [she] did hear it reported that John Haske would not yield the ordering thereof to Mr Claxton but what she told Goodman about the same she remembereth not.
Some time after this suit was begun in summer time last this present year and as he remembereth sometime before Michaelmas last John Hask and Thomas Hunt in his allegation mentioned being both at work at his this deponent's master's house, his precontest Mr Claxton, did the same day at dinner dine with Mr Claxton at his own table and as it seemed Mr Claxton having heard of a suit which was depending between them in the spiritual court (being the suit now depending as he believeth) Mr Claxton did wish them to end their suit and to live lovingly together as neighbours and presently Haske was content to put the same wholly to be ordered by Mr Claxton and so was Hunt also, and thereupon they both (viz) Hunt and Haske did conclude that Hunt should go to Copsey of Bury to know how far the same was proceeded in and Haske said that if there were nothing spent already in that suit there should be nothing spent and thereupon Haske did desire this deponent waiting upon the table to sell him a cup of beer which he this deponent accordingly did and Haske taking the same did drink to Hunt and presently after at dinner time Hunt did take a cup of beer and did drink to Haske, they both at which time pledging each other and after dinner in the kitchen they Hunt and Haske did drink each to other and seemed friendly… He is a young man and his friends living and his estate [illegible] in his friends' hands.